Roasted cranberry & champagne sparkler
SKILL LEVEL :
Easy and quickFestive holiday drink
Cranberries roasted with a bit of orange zest, orange liqueur and a hefty sprinkling of sugar makes a festive and tasty garnish to a glass of champagne.
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Tips
- Use a fine microplane to zest your orange peel.
- The cranberries can be roasted a couple days in advance and stored covered in the fridge.
- Cranberries freeze beautifully, so as soon as they come on the market, buy a couple bags and toss them in your freezer.
- 1 bag of cranberries will make enough garnish for 12 or more glasses of champagne. This is an easy special cocktail to make for a large number of people.
Roasted cranberry & champagne sparkler
A festive twist on a holiday glass of champagne. Roasted cranberries provide beautiful color as well as a tasty garnish…if you can daintily dig it out of the bottom of the glass!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 12-ounce bag of cranberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Zest from one orange
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 T Patron citronge, or other orange liquor
- 2 bottles of champagne
- 12 sprigs of mint
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. Put the cranberries on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle the cranberries with the remaining ingredients and stir until well combined. Roast for 20 minutes until cranberry skins have popped and liquid has been reduced to a syrup.
- Allow to cool. Refrigerate until ready to use. May be made a day or two in advance.
- Fill champagne glasses with champagne. Drop a spoonful of roasted cranberries in each flute. Garnish each glass with a sprig of mint.
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